jaywalker

That's exactly what I was going to say!

Great story resulting in fantastic free publicity!

Sick piece of shit.

FATCA is probably the most destructive legislation to be enacted by the US in the last 100 years.

It is utterly arrogant and self-destructive for the USA.

Could you please post your full post as I only saw Baht 75,000 which I wouldnt call an offer. That was a signing fee, right?

Why do so many people judge the attractiveness of a job by the number of zeros in the monthly salary? Is money your only motivation? If so, you have a lot to learn about life.

You are correct. Finding something you enjoy doing means more than zeros at the end.

I had a job once where all I did was sit in my truck all day and supervise a work crew.

It paid $15,000 USD a month.

I HATED it, and quit after 18 months.

The vast majority of TVF members need not apply, as they can't even spell.

I fall into this category of highly specialized skills. I have a Thai company BEGGING me to work with them for 75,000 baht a month.

I'd rather be beat in the ass with a mad rattlesnake than take that offer.

So you prefer to be unemployed?

PS. If/ when company "begs " someone and they turn it down on the basis of money offered, said company would up the offer IF they were "begging"

The issue isn't really the money. It's the headache of them hiring me to direct a project, and then ignoring every thing I say.

I have been there done that on a couple smaller projects in Thailand.

I wouldn't take the job for 500,000 baht a month.

As for unemployed... I am not.

Movie script:

one officer hides in the back office, one under the counter, another behind the owner and the last one disguised as a store mannequin loaded down with bracelets and necklaces. ding-ding-ding

Enters the suspect. da-da-ra-da

Undercover cops jump out. crash-boom-bang-doiiinggg (except for the mannequin who is too heavy to move)

Suspect, surprised and shocked, offers: drink, anyone? Ta-daaah!

You forgot the whistle and 'booooooooing' noises.

Been left unclear for several years,

I do not know if a statue of limitations exist on contracts given out in this area of governments prior issuing of well drilling licences, But what this statement will do is put the current drillers on notice that Checks and Balances will be happening.

So good on you Mr Prayut,

Every time I got a ticket or stopped I had to pay the ticket on the spot or go to the police station and pay. I never had the option to pay later. Is this special for Thai only ?

I must've gotten close to a hundred tickets in Thailand. All for imaginary offenses except maybe two.

Only one guy in Nonthaburi gave me the ticket & let me go. I never paid it.

All others were paid with a couple hundred baht tucked into my Int'l drivers license booklet.

How about imposing prison terms for bad cops instead of 'inactive posts'?

"The PM said on Wednesday that the government did not censor news reporting."

This guy takes the cake!

"Vivat wore a balaclava to hide his identity as he shot, but that same day was photographed without it on, allowing him to be identified and arrested a month afterward."

Not the sharpest tool in the shed was he?

"investigations are now being carried out to find if there are any truths."

Good luck with that.

All these libel & defamation laws do is prevent the truth.

It's absolutely perverse, upside down and backwards.

The guy's just taking a dirt nap. Probably not drunk at all.

So Chinese driving skills are the same on water as on the road. Keep them away from planes!

The brakes failed.

Why is it that in other countries we nearly never hear about "break failure" - but in Thailand all the time?

Maybe it's because other countries teach their commercial fleet drivers to use the gears correctly when descending inclines?

I have seen older trucks having difficulties on steep down hills in the UK so it is not a problem unique to Thailand. Just appears to be far more common!

Plus air brakes, so if pressure is low an alarm goes off.

Does no good to lock the brakes when the brake shoes and pads have been worn away to nothing.

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Automobile drum brake

The brake shoe carries the brake lining, which is riveted or glued to the shoe. When the brake is applied, the shoe moves and presses the lining against the inside of the drum. The friction between lining and drum provides the braking effort. Energy is dissipated as heat.

Modern cars have disc brakes all round, or discs at the front and drums at the rear. An advantage of discs is that they can dissipate heat more quickly than drums so there is less risk of overheating.

The reason for retaining drums at the rear is that a drum is more effective than a disc as a parking brake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_shoe

"For the record, Police did not believe his story."

Glad they got it 'on the record'.

Why is it that in other countries we nearly never hear about "break failure" - but in Thailand all the time?

Maybe it's because other countries teach their commercial fleet drivers to use the gears correctly when descending inclines?

I have seen older trucks having difficulties on steep down hills in the UK so it is not a problem unique to Thailand. Just appears to be far more common!

No hills at Pattaya Klang & Third Road.

Most likely the company 'No hab budget' to maintain their trucks.

Good to see the barrier did its job and prevent serious injury or death.

The driver should be banned for life from driving public transport

Good to see he took out a squid-selling stall. That stuff is vile.

Thailand and their 'Brakes Failed' issues.

It beggars belief.

Insane.

About six months ago flew in from Kuala Lumpur and from the plane touching down to getting outside 30 minutes.

I like the city of KL a lot, but my memories of the airport were always standing in line with many people who had not bathed in several months.

I won't state facts about where they were from, as that would make me a 'racist', and I'd be 'defaming' a nation, I'll just say sub-continent.

Felt like each and every one of them were there last time I used the place...

It is not too bad for domestic flights where you can check in online. Checking in for an Air Asia international flight, however, is a nightmare. I actually think the airport itself is tolerably well run. The problem is airlines that consider their flight schedules to be optional guidelines, and have totally inadequate numbers of ground staff to handle the number of passengers they sell tickets to.

Air Asia is OK if you have just carry-on...then you can avoid the counters....I went to Bali without check in

That is interesting. When I went to HCMC recently, I could not get a boarding pass without a passport check. I almost always travel with carry on baggage only.

Does anybody recall, about 2002 or 2003 getting OFF the plane at DM, they'd ask for your boarding pass?...The one you got in Tokyo or Chicago or Taipei?

It was MADNESS!

3 or 4 cute gals standing in the jetway "Must to see boarding card preese?" as you were EXITING the airplane!

About 75% of the people had left them on the plane & had to go back & dig around for it.

I was flying in and out of DM a lot back then and always had a book to read in the air, so my boarding pass was always my bookmark. Not too much of a biggie for me, but it caused utter mayhem for many.

I still have no idea why they did that.

The vast majority of TVF members need not apply, as they can't even spell.

I fall into this category of highly specialized skills. I have a Thai company BEGGING me to work with them for 75,000 baht a month.

I'd rather be beat in the ass with a mad rattlesnake than take that offer.